1. DELAYED PAYMENT If a store sets a price on an item, they may not charge more for credit. This is known as agar natar (charging for credit, aka ribbis). Many times, stores run sales with a two tier pricing…
Rabbi Yitzchak Grossman With each passing election, the spectre of cyber-crime looms larger and larger. This is in addition to computer hacking carried out in the corporate arena. A number of years ago, a shadowy group of computer hackers styling…
Highlights of a shiur by Rav Daniel Dombroff A plane on the tarmac is a flight risk. El Al Flight 002 was scheduled to depart JFK for Tel Aviv on Thursday, November 15 at 6:30 pm. Long story short: It…
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Can one use any type of bread product for lechem mishneh? Matzos, bagels, pitas, or any other type of bread, may be used for lechem mishneh. It is preferable to eat only pas Yisrael on Shabbos. One who does so, may use bread that…
1. RIBBIS FROM AN AKUM II This that we mentioned in the previous issue regarding ribbis from a non-Jew, is all from a Biblical standpoint; however, subsequently it was forbidden by Chazal to lend an akum with ribbis, provided…
Highlights of a shiur by Rav Yehoshua Grunwald Should pikuach nefesh be delegated? וַתֵּלֶד רָחֵל וַתְּקַשׁ בְּלִדְתָּהּ. And Rachel gave birth, and she had difficulty in her delivery. (Beraishis 35:16) If there is a need on Shabbos for lifesaving…
By Rabbi Baruch Levin Q. A customer of mine, who had fallen on hard times, owed me approximately 25,000 dollars. One day, he came over to me and said that although he didn’t really have any money to pay…
Are You Your Brother’s Keeper? Your naïve, young nephew is about to enter into a business venture that your experienced business acumen tells you is doomed to failure. Your elderly mother-in-law would do far better in a senior care…